Domestic Box Office For Dec 17, 2011
Data as of Nov 21, 2:03 PST
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $14,694,463 | +0.6% | - | 3,703 | $3,968 | $29,302,445 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $9,886,257 | +47.4% | - | 3,723 | $2,655 | $16,593,221 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $4,748,567 | +15.7% | - | 425 | $11,173 | $9,451,410 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | New Year's Eve | $2,901,205 | +14.6% | -45% | 3,505 | $827 | $22,837,453 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 5 | The Sitter | $1,798,223 | +24.5% | -53% | 2,752 | $653 | $16,564,425 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $1,714,274 | +34.1% | -49.6% | 2,958 | $579 | $265,122,670 | 30 | Summit Entertainment |
| 7 | 8 | Hugo | $1,580,244 | +63.5% | -42.5% | 2,532 | $624 | $37,994,423 | 25 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 11 | Arthur Christmas | $1,571,346 | +86.7% | -49.5% | 2,929 | $536 | $37,360,197 | 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 10 | The Muppets | $1,541,563 | +80.4% | -52.8% | 2,808 | $548 | $69,869,922 | 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 9 | The Descendants | $1,469,079 | +58.2% | -26.8% | 878 | $1,673 | $27,775,390 | 32 | - |
| 11 | 7 | Young Adult | $1,392,602 | +27.8% | +1,013.8% | 986 | $1,412 | $2,922,471 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | Jack and Jill | $538,085 | +49.4% | -63.5% | 1,910 | $281 | $70,175,957 | 37 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 14 | Happy Feet Two | $451,438 | +72.3% | -74.1% | 1,780 | $253 | $58,546,032 | 30 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 13 | Tower Heist | $407,750 | +47.6% | -63.5% | 1,315 | $310 | $75,571,715 | 44 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | 15 | Immortals | $348,035 | +45.3% | -67.1% | 1,210 | $287 | $81,625,501 | 37 | Relativity Media |
| 16 | 16 | My Week with Marilyn | $256,740 | +64.4% | -25.6% | 244 | $1,052 | $5,908,608 | 25 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | 19 | Puss in Boots | $205,185 | +91.6% | -73.4% | 757 | $271 | $142,622,444 | 51 | DreamWorks |
| 18 | 17 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $189,106 | +53.6% | +58.5% | 16 | $11,819 | $735,030 | 9 | Focus Features |
| 19 | 18 | J. Edgar | $174,049 | +61% | -68.1% | 703 | $247 | $35,614,534 | 39 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | 20 | Shame | $121,825 | +37.4% | +8.1% | 51 | $2,388 | $1,134,535 | 16 | - |
| 21 | 21 | The Artist | $120,987 | +64.9% | -4.4% | 17 | $7,116 | $1,234,519 | 23 | The Weinstein Company |
| 22 | 24 | Dolphin Tale | $87,406 | +84.9% | -30.7% | 281 | $311 | $71,272,435 | 86 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 22 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $69,104 | +28.2% | -65.3% | 202 | $342 | $34,361,011 | 44 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 23 | In Time | $65,827 | +35.5% | -55.4% | 273 | $241 | $36,683,734 | 51 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | 25 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $50,941 | +39.4% | +55% | 253 | $201 | $51,256,526 | 65 | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | 26 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $50,591 | +78.8% | -9.4% | 25 | $2,023 | $430,626 | 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 27 | Margin Call | $48,071 | +87.8% | -45.4% | 121 | $397 | $5,089,925 | 58 | Roadside Attractions |
| 28 | 28 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $37,218 | +47.8% | -42.1% | 206 | $180 | $103,754,261 | 58 | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | 29 | Courageous | $36,121 | +46.2% | -49.3% | 101 | $357 | $33,472,631 | 79 | TriStar Pictures |
| 30 | 30 | Moneyball | $36,046 | +77.7% | -51.5% | 98 | $367 | $74,298,155 | 86 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 31 | 31 | Like Crazy | $22,643 | +33.1% | -68% | 100 | $226 | $3,275,106 | 51 | Paramount Vantage |
| 32 | 32 | Born to Be Wild | $21,016 | +31% | -12.1% | 49 | $428 | $14,766,912 | 254 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | 34 | The Ides of March | $20,888 | +75.2% | -62.7% | 72 | $290 | $40,555,042 | 72 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 34 | 33 | The Three Musketeers | $20,358 | +32.9% | -46.4% | 123 | $165 | $20,300,793 | 58 | Summit Entertainment |
| 35 | 36 | Drive | $17,023 | +43% | -15.3% | 56 | $303 | $34,733,335 | 93 | FilmDistrict |
| 36 | 35 | 50/50 | $14,401 | +20.9% | -45.7% | 111 | $129 | $34,952,910 | 79 | Summit Entertainment |
| 37 | 37 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $7,694 | +31.4% | -66.6% | 39 | $197 | $2,862,225 | 58 | - |
| 38 | 38 | The Rum Diary | $5,031 | +36.3% | -54.2% | 30 | $167 | $13,096,335 | 51 | FilmDistrict |
| 39 | 40 | Pastorela | $4,223 | +83.4% | -63.4% | 19 | $222 | $152,694 | 16 | Lionsgate |
| 40 | 39 | Cook County | $2,764 | -0.8% | - | 5 | $552 | $5,549 | 2 | Hannover House |
| 41 | 41 | Answers to Nothing | $111 | +455% | -79.5% | 1 | $111 | $22,003 | 16 | Roadside Attractions |
